Where does “kaiwot” come from?

kaiwot (Guajajára) comes from Portuguese gaivota, from Old Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia — common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird).

kaiwot (Guajajára): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “kaiwot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegaivotaseagull
2Old Portuguesegaviota—
3Latingāviacommon gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird)
Every word from Latin gāvia →Every word from Old Portuguese gaviota →Every word from Portuguese gaivota →